VIA Times – September 2023 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

Marilyn Lopez THEN: When she was a cute flower girl at five, taken in SanFernando, Pampanga. THEN: Taken in 1977-78 when she was VP of Will Grundy Medical Center with her husband Dr. Ramon Lopez NOW: Marilyn and husband Dr. Ramon Lopez, grandparents of four grandsons. THEN: President, 2012-2013, Auxiliary to ...

By: James DC   A trucker came into the Truck Stop Café and ordered “three fl at tires, a pair of headlights, and a pair of running boards.” The brand-new waitress— not wanting to appear stupid—went to the kitchen and ...

By: Boom Boom Cabalona , “X” Divinagracia, Christopher Miranda   (By Illinois Policy) Almost everyone in Illinois is back to school at this point – even Chicago Public Schools’ fi rst day was earlier than their typical post-Labor Day start. Speaking of ...

A 12-year-old boy faced a severe attack from ten pit bulls in his local neighborhood. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 26, on Grassy Knob Road in Rutherfordton, North Carolina while Hunter Bishop was riding his bicycle to a friend’s ...

By: Veronica Leighton   It has been a hectic month for many of us, VT family or not. Isn’t it? Why? It’s because we are saying goodbye to the best and most beautiful summer months and welcoming the cooler and more ...

By: Maria Girlie Pascual   We arrived at Myrtle Beach Airport a day after hurricane Idalia crossed over to the Atlantic, after it ravaged the Florida coast on August 30th. This Category 4 angry storm was headed south to the Carolinas ...

By: Janice Dantes   The biggest objection clients have to hiring our services is that it is too expensive and they believe they cannot afford a lawyer. So instead, they decide to do their divorce or other legal matter on their ...

A book titled “The Legend of Tessie Agana: Beloved Child Star of the Philippines: An Intimate Portrait of My Mother” is by Scottsdale’s Mylene Richardson. The book will be released on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Tessie Agana, Mylene’s mother, and ...

By: Veronica Leighton   On this September issue, we are honored to feature accomplished women in our community, though International Women’s celebration, has already passed. Two are authors Dr. Carmencita Fulgado and Mylene Jao Richardson) who have recently released their books ...